Research-Based Intervention

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The Definition of Research-Based Interventions
The educational term ‘research-based intervention’ can be described as an instruction strategy or method that has been shown through valid research studies to be effective when used consistently as a support in strengthening a students’ area of need which could be related to many different areas that effect a students’ education like emotion, behavior, and academics. Research-based interventions must be used with struggling students along with progress monitoring during their Response to Intervention program. The Response to Intervention (RTI) process is a required, three—tiered model that all struggling students must complete before being officially identified as having a need for special education …show more content…

One of the research-based intervention strategies that I gathered is the use of the Questions-Answer Relationships strategy, which is also known as QAR. Although QAR is typically used as a strategy for comprehension in literacy when given reading passages to answer questions on, it can also be applied to the Math content area when used appropriately in regards to analyzing math graphics, charts, and word problems. After several different studies were conducted, education experts concluded that a major area of need which students who struggle with Math have to overcome is that they need to be able to accurately interpret any provided Math graphics and break down word problems in order to produce an effective answer. The QAR strategy provides students with a structured process of examining the assessment questions in order to assist in finding the answer. By determining what the question is truly asking for, the students can avoid overlooking important details, identify irrelevant information, and find the answer or its evidence in the provided information (http://www.interventioncentral.org/, …show more content…

Another research-based intervention strategy that I uncovered which related to Math is the use of incremental rehearsal. Just as the name suggests, incremental rehearsal is the building of the students’ understanding by conducting the repeated practice of known skills combined with a slow insertion of new items. Since the review material is paired with small increments of new material the students will be able to develop their math fluency and experience a high success rate even when practicing with unfamiliar skills. This strategy is often applied through the use of flashcards with an individual student or a very small group with similar needs. For example, several of the flashcards may contain review skills while a few may contain newly learned or un-mastered skills. The facilitator would present the student with the flashcard and if the student is unable to begin problem-solving within the first couple seconds, which usually happens when a ‘new material’ flashcard is produced, then the instructor will provide prompting. This process is rehearsed many times until students have completely mastered the flashcard’s skills (http://www.interventioncentral.org/,

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